The Heimkehle is one of two great gypsum caves in Germany that are accessible as show caves. It lies on the southern edge of the Harz Mountains between Rottleberode and Uftrungen, east of Nordhausen, right on the state border between Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. Heimkehle is situated 2 km west of Edelhofquelle.

Grasburg

Castle

Photo: Raik Schröter, Berga, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Grasburg is a prehistoric refuge castle, in the form of a hillfort with a rampart and ditch system, near Rottleberode in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Grasburg is situated 4 km northwest of Edelhofquelle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uftrungen and Bösenrode.

Uftrungen

Village

Uftrungen is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz.

Bösenrode

Village

Photo: Reise Reise, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bösenrode is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Edelhofquelle.

Breitungen

Village

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Breitungen is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz. Breitungen is situated 5 km east of Edelhofquelle.

Edelhofquelle

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Südharz, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.50025° or 51° 30′ 1″ north

Longitude

10.98226° or 10° 58′ 56″ east

Open location code

9F3GGX2J+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1567674693

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

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